Author Archives: Ylva Rancken-Lutz
Red ICE protest hat pattern raised $400.000
A red hat becomes a quiet form of protest in Minnesota NPR.
Knitting codes
http://www.instagram.com/reel/DSXj6s7DBEQ/ So inspiring. And I understand so well that knitting in itself, to do something with your hands, is a relief in times like these.
Stickar ”Melt the ICE ” mössa
Genom min släkting Helena i Göteborg hörde jag idag om stick-proteströrelsen i Minneapolis, USA. Där och på andra platser i USA stickar folk nu röda mössor för att protestera mot ICE verksamheten i staden och i landet.  Det känns verkligt bra att vi som inte kan vara med i protesterna IRL kan ha något […]
This is what democracy looks like!
Click on image to watch. Thanks Rachel Maddow for reporting on the protests!
Tim Snyder speaking truth to power
I am alway very grateful when people with platforms to speak from use the opportunity. That is what historian Tim Snyder was doing in Brussels a few days ago. What a lecture he gave!
HCR: Trump is on his way out!
Heather Cox Richardson responds to the shooting of Alex Pretti and says “this is the time of choosing”. youtube.com/watch
Earth-changing moments
Heather Cox Richardson says in her latest video “I think one never wants to live under earth-changing moments but here we are. Yes that is what it feels like, anything could happen any time and that the earth under our feet are changing. I am not as happy with that feeling as muminmamman who says: […]
Bojkott-app Buyeuropean
Appen Byeuropean tänkte jag börja använda för att åtminstone delvis undvika amerikanska varor. Provade fler men tror denna verkar bäst. Försökte också för en tid sen flytta mitt digitala umgänge med vänner bort från Facebook, Instagram och WhatsApp (Zuckerberg) men alla vill vara där alla är dvs Facebook. Svårt att ändra vanor…. Jag skriver därför […]
Ylva Rancken-Lutz
"I am linked therefore I am" 